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Examination Of Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Stress, And Lifestyle Factors With The Consumption Of Gluten And Inulin In Healthy Adults, Shelby Stovern, Codi Zwack, Austin Windsperger, Decorah Meyer-Iverson, Katie Brewer, Lydia Anderson, Elissa Rooney

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Background: Gluten and inulin type fibers have been shown to impact satiety, breath hydrogen, GI symptoms, and properties of different food products. Stress is often thought to play a role in breath hydrogen and gastrointestinal symptoms. Additional lifestyle factors are often related to increased GI symptoms including fiber consumption, increased high-intensity exercise, higher rates of anxiety, and disrupted sleep behaviors.

Objective: The objective of this panel will be to describe the findings from a year-long study examining the impact of consumption of gluten and inulin (a FODMAP) on sensory attributes, satiety, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, breath hydrogen, perceived stress, cortisol levels, …

Dietary Supplement Used Among Americans, Okiki Adegboro, Akeisha Belgrave

Harrisburg University Research Symposium: Highlighting Research, Innovation, & Creativity

This project is to show the intake of vitamins before and after the pandemic among Americans. To get this information, I made a survey with a sample size of 100 people, and the questions that were asked were; "What is your gender?" Do you take vitamins? "How often do you take vitamins?" "Types of vitamins?" Age group? and "Did your use of vitamins grow due to the pandemic?. (Class Project)

The Ripple Of Influence: The New Roi For Nonprofit Human Service Ceos, Lucinda Perry Jones

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe how exemplary nonprofit human service CEOs lead their organizations through the lens of Grenny et al.’s (2013) six sources of influence.

Methodology: This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of 15 nonprofit human service CEOs and how they lead as influencers. Study participants were CEOs of basic needs organizations drawn from the Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders^® award recipients from 2015-2020. The researcher collected qualitative data by utilizing an interview protocol and examining organizational artifacts.

Findings: Analysis of the qualitative data from 15 nonprofit human service CEOs yielded 14 …

The Gazette April 20, 2022, Langston University

LU Gazette, 2020-2029

The student newspaper for Langston University

Public School Nurse To Student Ratios: Does It Affect Absenteeism?, Laura Beth Hobbs

ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present

The demands for adequate nursing workloads in public schools have increased with special needs children in Arkansas. School nurses are a necessary component of student academic achievement and physical well-being. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects that nurse-to-student ratios have on absenteeism by providing a convenience sample questionnaire to Arkansas K-12 public school superintendents. The questionnaire has examined the relationship between school nurse ratios and school absentee numbers. A four-question survey was sent out to 233 Arkansas K-12 public schools using a QuestionPro survey. Superintendents were asked about their school district numbers for the 2020-2021 school …

Food Security: A Study Of The History Of Nutritional Insecurity And Implications Of Development In The Rural Sierra And Selva Regions Of Peru, Jane Morrissey

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This study looks at the history of food insecurity in Peru, ranging from 1969 to 2021. The main contribution this paper seeks to make is to create a holistic approach at viewing the historical causes and consequences of food insecurity in Peru, particularly in the rural mountainous regions of the country. These areas range from the southeastern, eastern, and northeastern towns near Lima, with case studies from towns such as Ayacucho, San Martin, Huaycan, Socos, Banda de Shilcayo, and Sapote. Different levels of effective food security can be observed from the oppressive political overthrow of agriculture production in the 1960s …

Implementing Environmentally Informed Occupational Therapy In Clinical Practice Settings, Chelsea A. Heilbrun

MOT Student Capstones

Anthropogenic environmental decline and associated climate change is causing negative health and wellness and consequently occupational injustices. As human activity continues to be the largest contributing factor to environmental degradation, sustainability practices are essential now more than ever to remediate ecological damages for the health, wellbeing, and occupational justice of current and future generations. Occupational therapy (OT) is an occupation-based profession and therefore implies a focus on human activity with an underlying responsibility to promote environmental sustainability. OT practitioners have a unique ability to support client engagement and participation in ecosystem conservation and sustainability. The purpose of this paper was …

Gastrointestinal Kohlmeier-Degos Disease: A Narrative Review, Samantha S. Sattler, Cynthia M. Magro, Lee Shapiro, Jamie F. Merves, Rebecca Levy, Jesse Veenstra, Puraj P. Patel

Dermatology Articles

INTRODUCTION: Kohlmeier-Degos (K-D) disease is a rare obliterative vasculopathy that can present as a benign cutaneous form or with potentially malignant systemic involvement. The gastrointestinal tract is most frequently involved in systemic disease and mortality is often related to bowel perforations. Herein, we provide information to providers and patients regarding gastrointestinal K-D symptomology, pathology, treatment, and diagnosis, with a focus on the importance of timely diagnostic laparoscopy. We present three new cases of gastrointestinal K-D to highlight varying disease presentations and outcomes.

BODY: Based on reviewed reports, perforation is preceded by at least one gastrointestinal symptom: abdominal pain/cramping, anorexia/weight loss, …

Grazing Influences Biomass Production And Protein Content Of Alpine Meadows, Laia Jarque-Bascuñana, Juan Antonio Calleja, Miguel Ibañez, Jordi Bartolomé, Elena Albanell, Johan Espunyes, Arturo Gálvez-Cerón, Josep María López-Martín, Miriam Villamuelas, Diana Gassó, Xavier Fernández-Aguilar, Andreu Colom-Cadena, Jennifer Adams Krumins, Emmanuel Serrano

Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Alpine grasslands are essential for carbon sequestration and food supply for domestic and wild herbivores inhabiting mountainous areas worldwide. These biomes, however, are alternatively threatened by the abandonment of agricultural and livestock practices leading to a fast-growing shrubification process while other mountain grasslands are suffering from the impacts of overgrazing. The functioning of alpine meadow ecosystems is primarily driven by climatic conditions, land-use legacies and grazing. However, although it is critically important, the role of large herbivores on the aboveground biomass and protein content of palatable plants is poorly understood for most alpine meadows. In this work, we explore the …

A Targeted Nutrition Protocol For The Prevention And Treatment Of Depression: A Systematic Review Of The Evidence, Nicole Koci, Camilla A. Mirkin

Department of Nutrition Student Projects

Rates of depression have been rising steadily over the last several decades with more than 264 million people affected, making it one of the top three burdens globally. The pandemic has brought on a greater risk of depression. Forty-two percent of individuals surveyed in December 2020 by the US Census Bureau reported depressive symptoms. Many factors, including poor diet quality, play a role in the development of depression during traumatic events like the pandemic. A low-quality dietary pattern has been associated with obesity, low-grade chronic inflammation, dysbiosis, increased cortisol levels and monoamine neurotransmitter deficiency. Among others, these factors have been …

Ibrutinib Attenuated Dss-Induced Ulcerative Colitis, Oxidative Stress, And Inflammatory Cascade By Modulating Pi3k/Akt And Jnk/Nfκb Pathways, Liangliang Hao, Lina Tariq Alkury, Abdullah Alattar, Muhammad Faheem, Reem Alshaman, Fawad Ali Shah, Shupeng Li

All Works

No abstract provided.

Webinar: The Impact Of Decentralizing Homeless Services On Transportation And Mobility, Sarah Canham, Ivis Garcia, Shannon Jones, Jeff Rose

TREC Webinar Series

With findings from a mixed methods research study, this interdisciplinary webinar will present results from a historical public document analysis, a GIS spatial analyses, client surveys and interviews, and interviews with professionals and service providers. In 2019, the delivery of homeless sheltering services in Salt Lake County transitioned from a centralized emergency shelter to a scattered site model with multiple resource center locations, operated by multiple service providers. To understand the degree to which “proximity” to public transportation and other needed services was achieved, this study examined: how the decentralization of homeless services influenced transportation demand and mobility patterns for …

Lessons From The Western Atlantic Lionfish Invasion To Inform Management In The Mediterranean, Aylin Ulman, Fadilah Z. Ali, Holden E. Harris, Mohammad Adel, Sara A.A.Al Mabruk, Michel Bariche, Allison C. Candelmo, Jennifer K. Chapman, Burak Ali Çiçek, Kaylin R. Clements, Alexander Q. Fogg, Stacy Frank, Stephen R. Gittings, Stephanie J. Green, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Jim Hart, Summer Huber, Philip E. Karp, Fabian C. Kyne, Demetris Kletou, Lauryn Magno, Shevy B.S. Rothman, Jennifer N. Solomon, Nir Stern, Taner Yildiz

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Major invasions of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are underway in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. While the establishment of lionfish in the Western Atlantic is perhaps the most well-studied marine fish invasion to date, the rapidly expanding invasion in the Mediterranean is more recent and has received less attention. Here we review and synthesize successes and failures from two decades of lionfish management in the Western Atlantic to give policy recommendations for their management in the Mediterranean. Two failed approaches that were attempted multiple times in the Western Atlantic and that we advise against …

Biotic And Abiotic Degradation Of Suspended Particulate Lipids Along A Transect In The Chukchi Sea, Jean François Rontani, Lukas Smik, Sun Yong Ha, Jun Oh Min, Simon T. Belt

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Wolves In Regulating A Chronic Non-Communicable Disease, Osteoarthritis, In Prey Populations, Sarah Hoy, John A. Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

It is widely accepted that predators disproportionately prey on individuals that are old, weak, diseased or injured. By selectively removing individuals with diseases, predators may play an important role in regulating the overall health of prey populations. However, that idea is seldom tested empirically. Here we assess the extent that wolves (Canis lupus) select adult moose (Alces alces) in Isle Royale National Park on the basis of age-class and osteoarthritis, a chronic, non-communicable disease. We also assess how temporal variation in kill rates (on moose by wolves) were associated with the subsequent incidence of osteoarthritis in the moose population over …

Tea And Cardiovascular Diseases, Liyan Song, Bernard My Cheung, Marcel Wl Koo, Chu-Pak Lau

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology

Tea, produced from the tea plant Camellia sinensis, has been consumed as a popular beverage world wide for thousands of years. Catechins are the major constituents in tea that contribute to its biological effects. The anti-thrombogenic, anti-inflammatory anti-hypertensive, and protective effects of tea on endothelium have been widely investigated for decades. Although studies have produced inconsistent results of the protective effect of tea on the cardiovascular system, a relationship between tea consumption and inhibition of cardiovascular diseases has been found in both animal and human studies. The mechanisms of action of tea have also been elucidated in cellular and molecular …

Annual Faculty Research Symposium 2022, Oakwood University

Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Baseline Health And Nutritional Parameters Of Wild Sand Tigers Carcharias Taurus Sampled In Delaware Bay, Lisa A. Hoopes, Tonya M. Clauss, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Dewayne A. Fox

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Species-specific hematological reference values are essential for diagnosis and treatment of disease and maintaining overall health of animals. This information is lacking for many species of elasmobranchs maintained in zoos and aquaria, thus reducing the effectiveness of care for these animals. Descriptive statistics and reference intervals were calculated for hematocrit and complete blood cell counts, biochemistry and protein electrophoresis parameters, trace minerals, vitamins, heavy metals, reproductive hormones, and fatty acids in the blood of 153 wild Sand Tigers Carcharias taurus of both sexes and a range of sizes caught in Delaware Bay (Delaware, USA). Mean hematocrit, total white blood cell …

The Interrelationships Between Food Choice Motives, Food Insecurity, And Substance Use Among Us College Students, Natalie Nieschwitz

Honors Projects

Dietary quality declines during college and is exacerbated by food insecurity (FI) and substance use (SU), leading to negative health and academic consequences. Purposes of this study were to investigate rank importance of food choice motives (FCM), relationships between FI intensity and FCM, and relationships between SU intensity and FCM.

College students aged 18-30 were recruited by Facebook. The USDA 6-item Food Security Survey Module (FSSM); Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT); Extended Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT-E); and Food Choice Motives Questionnaire were used. FCM were analyzed using Friedman and Dunn-Bonferroni tests. Relationships between FCM and FI and …

Systemic Stress In Mid-Century American Military Service Members: The Impact Of Socioeconomic Status And Military Service Length On The Human Skeleton, Brianna L. Petersen

Department of Anthropology: Theses and Student Research

The purpose of this study is to identify how socioeconomic status (SES) and, separately, length of military service, may affect the human skeleton. Specifically, this study considers non-specific indicators of skeletal stress such as periosteal reactions, enamel defects, and skeletal porosity in a sample of World War II decedents. The Exact Logistic Regression test was used to examine the possible association between military service length and the presence of skeletal porosity and periosteal reaction, and Fisher’s Exact Test of Independence was used to evaluate the relationship between SES and presence of enamel defects, skeletal porosity, and periosteal reaction. In total, …

Iron Effects On Clostridioides Difficile Toxin Production And Antimicrobial Susceptibilities, Jason Yamaki, Swati Chawla, Shirley Tong, Kate Alison Lozada, Sun Yang

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Despite the benefits of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion therapy, it can render patients vulnerable to iron overload. The excess iron deposits in various body tissues cause severe complications and organ damage such as cardiotoxicity and mold infections. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea among cancer patients and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our study aims to determine the role of iron overload and the effects of iron chelators on CDI. Our results demonstrated that iron (Fe³⁺) stimulated the growth of C. difficile with increased colony formation units (CFU) in …

Advanced Nursing Education: Critical Factors That Influence Diploma And Associate Degree Nurses To Advance, Rose L. Mcghie-Anderson

Dissertations

Advanced nursing education needs to be pursued along the continuum of the nursing career path. This education process is indispensable to the role of the nurse as educator, manager, nurse leader, and researcher who will effect policy changes and assume leadership roles as revolutionary thinkers in addition to implementing paradigmatic shifts.

This grounded theory study sought to unearth the critical factors that motivate nurses to advance academically. The study aimed to gain an understanding of the social processes associated with the decision of diploma and associate degree nurses to advance their nursing education.

Farmers Markets And Social Cohesion In A Post-Covid-19 World, Daniel Falknor

Masters Projects

The sense of belonging to a community, or social cohesion, is established in food spaces enabled by three separate and unique mechanisms: proximity, frequency, and interactions. This study looks specifically at the Fulton Street Farmers Market in Grand Rapids and the effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on the social benefits derived from the mechanisms of social cohesion, in an attempt to identify and discover new ways to leverage social cohesion in food spaces. Three populations were identified at the farmers market: customers, vendors, and market staff. Surveys and informal interviews provided evidence that proximity to and within the market, higher …

Programs Committee Agenda 4/19/22, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Approved Programs 4/19/22, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Training The Next Generation Of Translational Scientists: The Case Western Reserve University Translational Fellows Program, Cheryl L. Thompson, Tessianna A. Misko, Mark R. Chance

Faculty Scholarship

Background: An important part of biomedical research is the translation of discoveries into clinical or community applications that impact patient health. For a vast majority of clinical applications and sustainable community interventions, a time-tested way to get innovations to patients is through licensing of the technology and commercial development, often through startups. While biomedical scientists and trainees are schooled in discovery research, the processes of commercialization are foreign or intimidating. Further, many trainees will not aspire to a faculty position, and other avenues of advancement are desirable. Methods: At Case Western Reserve University, we developed and launched a Translational Fellows …

Ucc Minutes 4/19/22, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Composting During Winter Versus Summer: A Microbial Analysis, Madison Ochs

Honors Theses

Pre-consumer food waste, hay, and woodchips were composted using two different methods of static composting: forced aeration (FA) and natural aeration (NA). The composting process was performed during the winter and summer for 106 and 124 days, respectively. The composting process for both winter and summer processes did not reach the temperature above the 40°C threshold of the thermophilic stage in composting. The microbial communities present during different timepoints (start, peak, and final) along the composting process were analyzed with DNA sequencing techniques and visualized using QIIME 2, an open-source bioinformatics platform. The microbial communities of the winter and summer …

Editorial For Gels 6th Anniversary Special Issue, Esmaiel Jabbari, Gulden Camci-Unal

Faculty Publications

Note: In lieu of an abstract, this is an excerpt from the first page.

This Special Issue celebrates many outstanding quality papers published in Gels over the past six years since its first issue was published in 2015 [...]

Interprofessional Socialization Of Nursing Students After Participating In Interdisciplinary Rounds In An Intensive Care Unit, Ashlyn S. Upshaw

DNP Projects

Background: Nursing engagement in interprofessional collaboration leads to safe and quality healthcare for patients. In order to effectively engage in interprofessional collaboration, nursing students must socialize among healthcare providers from various disciplines. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to examine pre-licensure nursing students’ beliefs and attitudes towards interprofessional socialization and collaboration following their participation in interdisciplinary rounds in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Methods: A mixed-methods, cross-sectional design was used to collect data from undergraduate nursing students at a private university. Following an ICU clinical rotation, participants completed the Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing Survey-21 (ISVS-21) …